passengers. seat cushions sucked out. >> all of a sudden i hear a loud boom, gust of wind. >> why federal officials say it could have been so much worse as they search for the missing chunk of that plane. the snowstorm blanketing the northeast with up to 1.5 feet of snow. trucks jackknifing on highways and the whiteout at an nfl game, while in the south this tornado tearing down power lines. growing outrage after news that the secretary of defense was admitted to an icu for days and didn't tell the public or the president. our andrea mitchell pressing the secretary of state. >> were you aware of this? when did you learn of it? congressional leaders striking a tentative spending deal. will it avert a government shutdown just weeks away? body camera footage just released, police shooting an 11-year-old boy inside his own home. an nbc news exclusive.